reilig
See also: rèilig and réilig
Irish
Alternative forms
- roilic, roilig
Etymology
From Old Irish reilic, from Latin rēliquiae.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɛlʲɪɟ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ɾˠəˈliːc/[1]
- (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɛlʲɪc/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɨ̞lʲɪɟ/[2]
Noun
reilig f (genitive singular reilige, nominative plural reiligí)
- cemetery, graveyard, burial ground
Declension
Declension of reilig
Second declension
Bare forms
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References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 214.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “reilic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “reilig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “reilig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “reilig” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.